Pelvic pressure 38 weeks

SINGAPORE: The number of measles cases in Singapore in the first 11 weeks of this year was more than triple that of the same period last year, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Mar 21).As of Mar 17, there were 38 cases of measles recorded in Singapore, up from the 11 cases in the same period in 2018. There have been no deaths arising from the infection this year, MOH confirmed.This year's figure is the highest number recorded in the first 11-week period of the year since 2015.MOH said there is currently no evidence of further spread of measles in the community, as majority of the reported cases this year were "single and sporadic local infections". It added that there were only five separate instances of the infection spreading to a family member or close friend.Of the 38 people infected this year, 25 contracted the virus locally, while the others were infected in the Philippines, Vietnam, Dubai and Thailand. Children made up 14 of the cases. Of … [Read more...] about Spike in number of measles cases in first 11 weeks of 2019

The greenback, which has been on the ascent in recent months as US borrowing costs have gone up and the economy improves, stumbled after Trump's latest criticism of the central bank. In an interview with Reuters, the president said "I'm not thrilled" with the rate hikes under new Fed boss Jerome Powell, repeating comments made last month about the bank's tightening measures. When asked if he believed in the Fed's independence, he refused to say yes, telling the reporter: "I believe in the Fed doing what's good for the country." He also accused the European Union and China of manipulating their currencies, adding that Beijing was weakening the yuan to offset the effects of US tariffs. While analysts said it was unlikely Trump's remarks would make much difference to the Fed's decision-making -- Powell has said in the past "we don't take political considerations into account" -- the greenback was weaker against most other currencies. The Fed is expected to lift rates twice more this … [Read more...] about Dollar faces pressure from Trump’s Fed comments

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian stock market and the ringgit, which have seen constant pressure since the surprise outcome of the 14th general election, are unlikely to change course anytime soon as the US action to slap tariffs on imports from China is expected to increase risk aversion in the short term, say economists. Last Friday, the US imposed tariffs on US$34 billion (RM137 billion) worth of goods from China. Beijing was quick to retaliate, announcing levies on the same value of US imports. Bursa Malaysia's benchmark index, the FBM KLCI, fell 1.6% or 26.79 points to close at its intraday low of 1,663.86 points in reaction to the news, while most emerging market currencies, including the ringgit, yuan, Indian rupee, baht, won and Singapore dollar traded lower. The Malaysian unit closed at 4.0465 to the US dollar on Friday. MIDF Amanah Investment Bank chief economist Dr Kamaruddin Mohd Nor told SunBiz that the local currency as well as the emerging economies' currencies are … [Read more...] about Malaysian stocks, ringgit to remain under selling pressure

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia is expected to move into correction and witness selling pressure when trading resumes on Monday, with stocks that are politically connected to the deposed Barisan Nasional (BN), particularly in the construction sector, become the primary focus. Hermana Capital Bhd's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer Datuk Dr Nazri Khan Adam Khan said the prediction was based on the previous regime changes in Thailand, the United States and Italy, as well as the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. "Those corrections lasted one to two weeks before the markets stabilised and rebounded. "Therefore, my forecast is that the (local) market will go down dramatically by five per cent, or about 18-19 points on Monday, but that is not the start of a downtrend, but just a price-in of a new risk premium," he told Bernama. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad-led Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition made an upset victory in the 14th General Election (GE14) by winning 121 out … [Read more...] about Bursa Malaysia to see correction, selling pressure next week

Traders are piling back into the short-volatility trade that imploded earlier this week. Assets under management by the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF have more than doubled since Tuesday. Wall Street is unpredictable by nature, but this is one for the books. Traders are pouring back into the trade that imploded earlier this week: Short volatility. The ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) and VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (XIV) blew up in after-market trading Monday, falling from a combined $3 billion to $150 million – nearly 95% of their value in mere minutes. Credit Suisse said it would pull the plug on the VelocityShares fund later this month. But now traders are hoping back on the short VIX bandwagon. Assets in the ProShares fund have risen sharply from $300 million on Tuesday to $640 million Friday morning, according to Bloomberg data. The implosion of the two funds – … [Read more...] about Wall Street is piling back into the trade that blew up earlier this week